Java/scala engineer

About the Role

Senior Java/Scala Engineer

You will work closely with cross-functional teams, contributing to architecture, code quality, and system design while mentoring junior developers and promoting best practices in software engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex, scalable backend software solutions.
  
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in

  Java

  and/or

  Scala

  .
• Collaborate with peers to review and enhance code, ensuring high performance and reliability.
  
• Participate in architectural discussions and help shape the technical direction of the team.
  
• Work within an Agile Scrum environment, contributing to sprint planning and daily stand-ups.
  
• Oversee code quality and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
  
• Debug and resolve complex technical issues.
  
• Continuously improve existing systems and infrastructure for scalability and maintainability.
  

Required Qualifications

• 812 years

  of hands-on experience in software design and development.
• Strong

  Java

  or

  Scala

  skills, with the willingness to learn the other language if not already proficient.
• Excellent understanding of

  Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

  principles and interest in

  Functional Programming

  concepts.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in

  Computer Science

  ,

  Information Technology

  , or a related field.
• Experience working with

  Git

  ,

  Bitbucket

  ,

  Jenkins

  ,

  JIRA

  , and

  Pull Requests

  .
• Familiarity with

  Agile/Scrum

  methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing

  data-intensive

  or

  computation-heavy

  backend applications (e.g., grid-based systems).
• Prior experience in

  data engineering

  ,

  data architecture

  , or

  data modeling

  .
• Experience building and deploying applications on

  AWS

  or

  Azure

  .
• Exposure to

  financial products

  and systems.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  
• Ability to take ownership and work independently.
  
• Willingness to work with and improve existing codebases.
  
• Enthusiastic about learning new technologies and contributing to a culture of innovation.